Boot-crimp



June 1, 1915.

DRAWING A careful search has been made this day for the original drawing or a photolithographic copy of the same,

for the purpose of reproducing the said drawing to form a part of this book, but at this time nothing can be found from which a reproduction can be made.

Finis D. Morris,

Chief of ivision E.

AWK.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE FEBRE, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT-CRIMP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 1,338, dated September 25, 1839.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE FERRE, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Crimping Boots; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description.

I construct two plates at and b, Figure 1, of brass or any other suitable metal, the inner surfaces of which are grooved 0r otherwise made uneven. Attached to the center of plate a and at right angles with its surface, is the tube 0 which is cast With the plate and forms a part of it. This tube I make of any convenient length below the plate, and also extend it somewhat-above, and upon the upper part of which I cut the screw (Z. I drill a hole through the center of the plate 6 of sufiicient diameter to pass easily over the screw (Z. I also make a nut c to fit the screw (Z, the upper part of which I make square for the purpose of applying a wrench thereto. I make a small screw f which I fit to the tube 0 and in the lower part of the tube 0 I cut a female screw to fit the small screw f.

Mode of operation: I place the lower end of the tube 0 into a hole made in the tree g. I then place the corners of the leather (the edges of which are represented by dotted lines in Fig. 1) on either side and over the edges of plate a. I then place the plate 6 over the corners of the leather and screw the nut e firmly upon it, which holds the leather tightly between the plates a and b. I then insert the small screw f into its place, and by turning it, draw the leather down upon the tree 9 as may be necessary in crimping the boot.

I do notclaim as my invention the mode herein described of crimping leather, as this was patented by E. Gr. Pomeroy, on the 4th of Oct, 1836, but

IV hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The mode of attaching the leather to the plate a by combining with the said plate a, the plate 7), nut e and perforated screw (Z through which the screw f passes, as herein described.

HORACE FERRE. lVit-nesses Jos. WV. MUROMB, Looms F. NEWTON. 

